Goddesses of the World: From Prehistory to Modern Cultures and Religions

For much of recorded history, male gods have been regarded as more important or more powerful than their female counterparts. However, archaeological, prehistoric, and early historical evidence indicates that goddesses were once widely venerated as supreme deities, and in some modern cultures this reverence persists today. Well-known parts of Greek and Egyptian mythology, female divine figures also appear in the Abrahamic religions, despite their predominantly male-centered ideological str...